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Grant Funders in Knoxville, TN

Bespoke Grants indexes 46 grant-making foundations headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee — together $204.3M in indexed annual giving. Their giving most often supports health care, education, arts & culture and higher education. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Knoxville nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

46
Foundations in Knoxville
$204.3M
Indexed annual giving
40
Listed below
TN
State

Foundations headquartered in Knoxville

Ranked by giving in available IRS summaries. Filings may cover different years; these totals are not a current-year funding pool. Each links to a public overview and up to three sample grants. Full grant history and research tools require All access at $19/month.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1The University of Tennessee$41.0M2023
2East Tennessee Foundation$27.5M2024
3Haslam Family Foundation Inc$23.4M2024
4James C Blankemeyer Foundation Inc$15.7M2017
5Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee$13.1M2024
6The Haslam 3 Foundation Inc$10.1M2024
7The Clayton Family Foundation$7.6M2024
8United Way of Greater Knoxvilleinc$7.6M2025
9Bill and Crissy Haslam Foundation$4.8M2024
10YWCA Knoxville Foundation$4.6M2024
11Regal Foundation$3.0M2024
12Fort Sanders Foundation$2.9M2024
13Ted & Drama Russell Family$2.7M2024
14Lawson Family Foundation$2.4M2024
15The Thompson Charitable Foundation$2.2M2023
16Elgin Foundation$2.2M2024
17Chapman Family Foundation$1.9M2020
18Community Innovations Inc$1.9M2022
19W&h Foundation$1.9M2024
20Thompson Cancer Survival Ctr Foundation$1.9M2024
21Tnachieves$1.6M2017
22The Boyd Foundation$1.6M2024
23Cornerstone Foundation of Knoxville$1.5M2017
24Retiree Resources Corp$1.4M2024
25Pellissippi State Community$1.3M2025
26Elgin Children's Foundation Inc$1.3M2024
27Stowers Machinery Foundation Inc$1.3M2024
28Helen Ross Mcnabb Mental Health$1.2M2025
29Sansom Family Foundation$1.2M2020
30Trinity Health Foundation$1.2M2024
31University Health System Inc$1.1M2024
32The Great Schools Partnership$1.1M2020
33Colquitt Foundation$899K2024
34The Aslan Foundation$859K2024
35Survivor Legacy$848K2024
36Reynolds Foundation 186-8803582$841K2025
37Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated$820K2024
38The Tau Beta Pi Association Inc$820K2024
39The Goodfriend Foundation$707K2024
40Redbird Foundation$668K2024

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Knoxville, TN address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Knoxville nonprofits; the one lifetime free funder search accounts for both.